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Orchid Species: Phaius callosus
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Phaius callosus is an orchid species identified by (Blume) Lindl. in 1831.
ORIGIN: Found in peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra & Sulawesi in montane forests on mossy boulders and leaf litter at elevations around 1000 to 1800 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with pseudobulbs enveloped completely by imbricate leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying plicate, acute, gradually narrowing below into the petiolate base leaves that blooms in the spring on a basal, to 4' [120 cm] long, 10 to 20 flowered inflorescence with oblong, obtuse, concave floral bracts that fall off as soon as the fragrant, long-lasting flowers open.
FLOWER SIZE: 4 inches [10 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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